Netflix is probably the biggest name in movie streaming despite a few recent steps back.  Subscriber gains have been slowing and stock prices are dropping.  Those low stock prices mean a cheaper acquisition if someone were inclined to buy.  That someone, according to rumor, is Microsoft.   There's plenty to lend credence to that rumor too, since Netflix CEO Reed Hastings just stepped off of the board at Microsoft, which has been gearing itself to operate as more of a media company.